Bruce Clark
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Feb. 5, 1959, in Miami, Fla. On Feb. 29, 2004, he married Eliza, who survives.
He was a graduate of Wawasee High School. As a youth he enjoyed water sports, camping, backpacking, biking, playing the guitar and playing the saxophone in the high school swing band. He went to Europe with Sounds of Hope on one of their tours.
He was active in Boy Scouting, serving as the boatswain (president) of his Sea Explorer Scout Ship. His work history centered on electronics and computer. He was employed by Rodger’s Electronics, Syracuse, wiring electronic circuit boards; Essex wire, making electronic harnesses; and he worked in the audiovisual department of Ivy Tech College, Fort Wayne.
He did computer programming, devising a payroll system before they were commercially available and a system to register students for their classes at Fort Wayne Ivy Tech. He later was the head of the Ivy Tech data systems, keeping the computers running for the staff and professors. He also taught basic programming and introduction to computers at the Warsaw Ivy Tech campus, where he would spend time giving free tutoring to students struggling with the courses.
Later, he was manager of information services for Heckman Book Bindery of North Manchester. He worked for Lincoln Life in Fort Wayne, giving computer advice to agents in the field. While there, additional schooling led to certification as a certified Novell Network administrator. At the time of his disability retirement, he was working for Verizon.
Adult hobbies included hunting and target shooting, ham radio, building his own repeater, serving coordinator of emergency calls for the sherriff’s department in Fort Wayne and as the Indiana state director of the U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio Service program. In this program, he conveyed information for the Armed Forces to their families and conducted military exercises to prepare for emergency support as needed. Other interests included raising salt water tropical fish, boating, travel and spending time with family.
Also surviving are his son, Stephen (and spouse Elda) Buhler and granddaughter Stella, Cebu, Philippines; his parents, Jack and Carol Clark, Syracuse; a brother, David Clark; two sisters, Cathy (and spouse Tom) Turner and Susan (and spouse John) Munson; a half sister, Stephanie (and spouse Mike) Barnwell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his birth mother, Marsha Borton Shaw.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church.
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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He was born Feb. 5, 1959, in Miami, Fla. On Feb. 29, 2004, he married Eliza, who survives.
He was a graduate of Wawasee High School. As a youth he enjoyed water sports, camping, backpacking, biking, playing the guitar and playing the saxophone in the high school swing band. He went to Europe with Sounds of Hope on one of their tours.
He was active in Boy Scouting, serving as the boatswain (president) of his Sea Explorer Scout Ship. His work history centered on electronics and computer. He was employed by Rodger’s Electronics, Syracuse, wiring electronic circuit boards; Essex wire, making electronic harnesses; and he worked in the audiovisual department of Ivy Tech College, Fort Wayne.
He did computer programming, devising a payroll system before they were commercially available and a system to register students for their classes at Fort Wayne Ivy Tech. He later was the head of the Ivy Tech data systems, keeping the computers running for the staff and professors. He also taught basic programming and introduction to computers at the Warsaw Ivy Tech campus, where he would spend time giving free tutoring to students struggling with the courses.
Later, he was manager of information services for Heckman Book Bindery of North Manchester. He worked for Lincoln Life in Fort Wayne, giving computer advice to agents in the field. While there, additional schooling led to certification as a certified Novell Network administrator. At the time of his disability retirement, he was working for Verizon.
Adult hobbies included hunting and target shooting, ham radio, building his own repeater, serving coordinator of emergency calls for the sherriff’s department in Fort Wayne and as the Indiana state director of the U.S. Air Force Military Affiliate Radio Service program. In this program, he conveyed information for the Armed Forces to their families and conducted military exercises to prepare for emergency support as needed. Other interests included raising salt water tropical fish, boating, travel and spending time with family.
Also surviving are his son, Stephen (and spouse Elda) Buhler and granddaughter Stella, Cebu, Philippines; his parents, Jack and Carol Clark, Syracuse; a brother, David Clark; two sisters, Cathy (and spouse Tom) Turner and Susan (and spouse John) Munson; a half sister, Stephanie (and spouse Mike) Barnwell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his birth mother, Marsha Borton Shaw.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church.
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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